Activities

From Breakfast to Bedtime, Everyone Has a Great Time! Let Us Entertain You…

Children love having fun and where better to find it than the activities at Ford Castle?! Every child is encouraged to have a go… and it works!

Please note that Abseiling, Rock Climbing, Canoing and Kayaks are delivered by trusted partners who are registered with the Adventure Activities Licensing Service (AALA). Contact us for more details and we’ll be happy to help! You can also check out what’s on offer at our French activity centre.

A teamwork exercise and great confidence-builder, All-Aboard requires a team to get as many members as possible onto a small platform. For added challenge, the platform happens to be rather small and rather high up

This sport is excellent for teaching hand-eye co-ordination. You don’t need to be a fantastic athlete, either: a steady hand and good aim are required to hit the target. Robin Hood had better watch out…

An opportunity to discover and learn about the flora, fauna, geology and issues affecting the Northumberland Coastline. Use it to support field-study work or as the basis for a project. You can’t fail to be impressed by the desolate beauty of these beaches

Immerse yourself in the local ecology to discover woodland, field or river habitats, their flora and wildlife. What might we learn? What might we find? How is this beautiful mileu affected by the way we live at home?

This is about brains, not brawn. You’ll need to think hard, communicate effectively and work well as a team to solve this set of physical challenges and problems. Negotiate your way through Charlotte’s Web

An exciting climb up a large ladder, except the rungs keep getting further apart…! Try to get up either in teams or on your own – just don’t let go!

A favourite activity – how well can you work as a team when deprived of your sight? Feel your way forward through the mud and communicate with people in front and behind to navigate your way around the obstacles!